“The Ultimate Fighter 8? winner Efrain Escudero is once again back in the UFC.
Sources close to Escudero’s today confirmed the news to MMAjunkie. A report from MMAFighting.com stated the “TUF” winner meets Francisco Trinaldo (14-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 51.
UFC Fight Night 51 takes place Sept. 13 at Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil, and is headlined by a heavyweight rematch between ex-champ Andrei Arlovski and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. The event’s broadcast plans have not yet been announced.
It’s up to Escudero to prove his third stint in the UFC is the charm after two previous stints went sideways. The “TUF 8? winner’s post reality-show career initially showed promise when he stopped Cole Miller via TKO at UFC 103. But he subsequently went 1-2 in the octagon and was released amid issues with UFC President Dana White, who said he needed an attitude adjustment.
Escudero (22-8 MMA, 3-4 UFC) earned a ticket back to the UFC with a 5-1 stretch on the regional circuit, but he lost two straight in the octagon and then dipped to his lowest point with another pair of losses. In his most recent run, he’s gone 4-1 on the regional circuit and won the Superior Challenge lightweight title in Sweden.
He now meets Trinaldo, who looks to rebound from a decision loss to Michael Chiesa at UFC 173. The Brazilian submission specialist is 2-2 in his past four UFC outings.
The latest UFC Fight Night 51 card now includes:
Andrei Arlovski vs. Antonio Silva
Lukasz Sajewski vs. Leonardo Santos
Sergio Moraes vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Mike Rhodes vs. Paulo Thiago
Igor Araujo vs. George Sullivan
Jessica Andrade vs. Valerie Letourneau
Efrain Escudero vs. Francisco Trinaldo
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JoeMimic - Was someone joking or did I see he signed with Titan FC yesterday?I seen that too idk why they would bring him a 3rd time I doubt anything has changed .
Paquet90 -Yeah I just remember McMahon mentioning his name on the MMA hour.JoeMimic - Was someone joking or did I see he signed with Titan FC yesterday?I seen that too idk why they would bring him a 3rd time I doubt anything has changed .
Dunham had his coming out party against him iirc
Paquet90 -JoeMimic - Was someone joking or did I see he signed with Titan FC yesterday?I seen that too idk why they would bring him a 3rd time I doubt anything has changed .
My guess is to use him on the Mexico City or Phoenix card after this fight.
JoeMimic - Was someone joking or did I see he signed with Titan FC yesterday?I actually posted that from MMAFIGHTING
Then this is from MMAJunkie yesterday
JoeMimic - Was someone joking or did I see he signed with Titan FC yesterday?
Yes, the COO of Titan broke that news yesterday on MMA Hour. Someone's got their stories and organizations mixed up.
Gator Choke -Yeah that is what I was thinking right after but Trinaldo is a monster so goodluck .Paquet90 -JoeMimic - Was someone joking or did I see he signed with Titan FC yesterday?I seen that too idk why they would bring him a 3rd time I doubt anything has changed .
My guess is to use him on the Mexico City or Phoenix card after this fight.
MediumRareMistake - Dunham had his coming out party against him iirc
evan dunham?
I associate Do Bronx with Escudero, b/c that was a ridiculous finish after Efrain missed weight and basically tried to not fight